Monthly Archives: June 2011

Neighborhood Friendly Compost Piles

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For obvious reasons composting usually goes hand with gardening.  There are several highly effective compost designs, some are more neighboorhood and HOA friendly than others.  Check out the pics below for quick demo on how to make an effective and … Continue reading

How to Build A Split Wood Fire

Splitwood-Fire

How To Build A Split Wood Fire Having the ability to build a fire in an emergency situation is arguably one of the most important survival skills a person can have. Building fire under optimal conditions and perfectly dry resources is pretty … Continue reading

The Three Minute Shelter

How Build A Three Minute Shelter When I taught at the USAF Survival School we had a saying “Don’t stand if you can sit.  Don’t sit if you can lay down, Don’t be awake if you can sleep”.  Basically the … Continue reading

The Best Fire Starter in the World!

The BEST Fire Starter in the World!

What Is The Best Fire Starter In The World? A cotton ball saturated with Vaseline is in my opinion the best man-made fire starting tinder in the world! Check this out, one cotton ball and vaseline burns for four mins or … Continue reading

Wild Berry Edibility Test

Wild Mulberries

Do You Know The Wild Berry Edibility Test? Eating the wrong wild edible or wild berry can make a bad situation much worse.  You should always do your research to know the edible wild plants and berries in your area. … Continue reading

Farming For Wildlife

Future potential dinner after he puts on some weight.

Farming For Wildlife – In Your Back Yard? For most Whitetail deer hunters the term Farming for Wildlife probably isn’t a new term.  Whitetail hunters have been farming for wildlife on a grand scale for the past ten years or more.  … Continue reading

Improvised Hammock Shelter

How To Build A Hammock Shelter Having a good reliable shelter in a wilderness survival situation is very important.  Carrying a full sized manufactured shelter / tent isn’t always an option.  So it is a good idea to know how … Continue reading